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Mn

I kind of held off starting my seeds because of patch prep. It seems alot of people already have thiers started. I'm starting my seeds tommorrow, so is it to late. I think it's ok but i like to get others thought.

4/22/2006 1:57:25 PM

Abbotsford, BC

nope not late at all yet

4/22/2006 2:01:22 PM

Deer Park, WI

I usually dont start mine until the first week in may. We live in very similar climates and I've had good sucess in holding off a week or so.

4/22/2006 3:05:15 PM

ordinary,VA

not late at all.
i started 3 last week will start 3 this week.

4/22/2006 4:42:56 PM

Menomonie, WI ([email protected])

yep I agree with Joe...1st week in May..We are a little bit farther North than all these other people.

4/22/2006 5:36:31 PM

Norton, MA

Most people in the "average" pumpkin climate (northern U.S.) start the last weekend in April or the first one in May for the early Oct. weighoffs. It does seem that many of the newer growers this year (from the southern areas especially) are starting what I believe is way to early. The people excluded from this of course are the ones that would be too hot to grow in the summer. AleX Noel.

4/22/2006 6:52:14 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Ah, my wise advisor on the West Coast, said to start seeds at the end of April and in the hoop house/cloche in the first week of May. Usually my plants are good and healthy still by the end of September and our weigh-off is in October so that works great. For earlier weigh-offs I guess the plants need to go in earlier like Mike Franz and others do.

4/22/2006 10:14:31 PM

Simi valley, ca

Pumpkins do rot !! If your weighoff is in oct ,then april 28th is my suggestion up till may 15 ,, I start on 28th ,but this yr i may start some plants aprox may 10th !! Grow them big !!

4/22/2006 11:14:17 PM

mcminnville oregon

tHE first saturday in Oct Is the 6th? this gives us an extra week right?

4/23/2006 3:08:07 AM

San Luis Obispo, Ca.

Plant'em!

4/23/2006 11:24:24 AM

addison Il

we are starting ours may first dont want to risk frost for the few extra growing days

4/23/2006 1:22:20 PM

Norton, MA

dave(7), I'm not sure about out there, but Topsfield is Sept. 30 (usually the first weekend in Oct.), and Frerichs is the next weekend (usually the second weekend in Oct., now the first). The Big E is usually the last Friday night in Sept., now the second to last. So no extra days here, maybe out West, but I'd bet against it. AleX.

4/23/2006 7:21:49 PM

Mn

thanks got'em germinaten now.

4/24/2006 10:04:46 PM